MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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